- Xi'an has rich, fertile fields which yield several crops per year. The land is what attracted and supported countless civilizations through history.
- Sedan chair at Little Goose Pagoda.
- Fred and Denise next to an incense burner at the Big Goose Pagoda.
- Notice the terracing on the hillside. Every bit of land is used.
- We were on our way to the Great Mosque, but there was so much to see in the bazaar.
- There were so many different shops...
- The Banpo Village -- 5000 B.C. These post holes help define the height and shape of the structures in this neolithic village.
- In the bazaar we saw this artist painting with the side of his finger and finishing the stroke with his long finger nails.
- Playing a game in the bazaar near the Great Mosque.
- Fast food. These zongzi are filled with sticky rice and vegetables. They are rich and sweet.
- After a morning of rain some people welcomed the diversion of a little water. No, the city didn't flood -- just this one area -- probably a bad drain.
- Who gets the right of way in traffic in China is complicated. Horse carts get first priority because it is so hard on the horse to start and stop. Loaded bike carts also are high on the list, but below horses.
- Farmers bring produce into the city and set up shop anywhere there are people.
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